Independent Analysis and Reportage
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A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the Implications of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict and how it impacts on regional security architecture.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Australian National University It is often lamented that Indigenous peoples’ electoral power is insignificant in Australia, except perhaps in the remote Northern Territory seat of Lingiari. But our new analysis of Indigenous populations in marginal seats at the upcoming federal ... <a title="Indigenous votes matter — and not just in remote Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/indigenous-votes-matter-and-not-just-in-remote-australia-183124/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous votes matter — and not just in remote Australia">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Cernusak, Associate professor, James Cook University Alexander Schenkin, Author provided In recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast has seen multiple events of mass coral bleaching as human-caused global warming has driven sustained high temperatures in the ocean. Alongside the Coral Sea is ... <a title="Climate change is killing trees in Queensland’s tropical rainforests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/climate-change-is-killing-trees-in-queenslands-tropical-rainforests-183215/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is killing trees in Queensland’s tropical rainforests">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Goot, Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University The number of voters the Coalition is attempting to sway in the final days of the campaign varies widely, depending on how the targeted voters are defined. But the historical precedent for success to which commentators ... <a title="Morrison is hoping for an election surprise but ‘uncommitted’ voters rarely turn things around in the final week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/morrison-is-hoping-for-an-election-surprise-but-uncommitted-voters-rarely-turn-things-around-in-the-final-week-183131/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison is hoping for an election surprise but ‘uncommitted’ voters rarely turn things around in the final week">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP With severe staffing cuts, pressures for instant productivity and a priority on producing clickbait, few would think we are in a golden age for journalism. Few, either, would think that the media ... <a title="The media has reached ‘peak passivity’ in the lead up to the 2022 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/the-media-has-reached-peak-passivity-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2022-election-183109/" aria-label="Read more about The media has reached ‘peak passivity’ in the lead up to the 2022 election">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics., Griffith University Luis Ascui/AAP It’s difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022? The World Health Organization says worldwide there were almost 15 ... <a title="COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn’t over. Ethics can shape our response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/covid-has-killed-5-600-australians-this-year-and-the-pandemic-isnt-over-ethics-can-shape-our-response-182765/" aria-label="Read more about COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn’t over. Ethics can shape our response">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruby Grant, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania Shutterstock About one in three LGBTIQ+ voters are not sure who to vote for, or are considering changing who they vote for, this federal election, according to a survey by Equality Australia. So, if you are lesbian, gay, ... <a title="LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/lgbtiq-and-unsure-how-to-vote-here-are-what-the-major-parties-are-promising-on-health-183214/" aria-label="Read more about LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Climate change and reducing emissions has figured little in the 2022 federal election campaign. But after many years of inadequate national climate policy, the need ... <a title="‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/a-new-climate-politics-the-47th-parliament-must-be-a-contest-of-ideas-for-a-hotter-low-carbon-australia-182770/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: Sh’ma Koleinu – Alternative Jewish Voices When Marilyn Garson’s memoir of working in Gaza was published, Radio NZ scheduled an interview. On the day of the interview, RNZ first promoted and then cancelled it. In response to her OIA request, RNZ disclosed this internal email: The RNZ quote about a 2019 Gaza interview … ... <a title="Memo MFAT, media and Mayor Foster, time to outgrow your Jewish stereotypes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/memo-mfat-media-and-mayor-foster-time-to-outgrow-your-jewish-stereotypes/" aria-label="Read more about Memo MFAT, media and Mayor Foster, time to outgrow your Jewish stereotypes">Read more</a>
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand has reported 9570 new community cases of covid-19 and a further 32 deaths today, bringing total publicly recorded deaths with the coronavirus 1017. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said the total number of deaths was up by 31 from yesterday as they had removed a case which had ... <a title="NZ covid deaths top 1000 with 9570 new community cases reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/nz-covid-deaths-top-1000-with-9570-new-community-cases-reported/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid deaths top 1000 with 9570 new community cases reported">Read more</a>
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have been tasked to furnish a full investigation report on the death of Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil and his bodyguard First Constable Neil Maino. Prime Minister James Marape told Basil’s children that “no stone would be left unturned” by police as they investigate the ... <a title="Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/marape-pledges-no-stone-unturned-in-investigation-into-fatal-basil-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock/The Conversation Every three months the Bureau of Statistics releases the lesser-known cousin of the consumer price index. It’s called the Wage Price Index (WPI) and it records ... <a title="Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/proof-positive-real-wages-are-shrinking-wednesdays-figures-put-it-beyond-doubt-183343/" aria-label="Read more about Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt">Read more</a>